Family Research Council

'Right to Shoes' Event Laced with Irony

While the President refused to comment on the savagery of Kermit Gosnell, his appearance at Planned Parenthood's Maryland fundraiser says plenty. For President Obama, the return to "normalcy" after last week's tragedies means promoting the industry that gave rise to the "human butcher." A day after Gosnell's attorney "fell ill" (probably sick at ... (more)

Scouts' Plan Makes for Some Unhappy Campers

The Boy Scouts must have gone to the Barack Obama School of Media Management, where rule number one of controversial news-making is burying the story on a busy Friday. The BSA headquarters tried that strategy unsuccessfully last week, hoping Boston's massive manhunt might overshadow a bombshell of its own. In a move that caught both sides by ... (more)

The Grave Consequences of Choice

It could be weeks until a jury decides Gosnell's fate, but for some of the teary-eyed witnesses in the Kermit Gosnell trial, they're already living with a life sentence of regret. Many will never recover from what they saw inside those brick walls--or the role they played in the nightmare. Whatever the judge decides, there is no escaping their ... (more)

Dems Still Gunning for Second Amendment

President Obama is always stressing the importance of Republicans and Democrats working together--but he probably wishes they hadn't picked his gun control legislation to start trying. In a truly bipartisan vote, the Senate spoiled the White House's chances for eroding the Second Amendment--and privacy rights--through a government overreach on ... (more)

'Choice' Words for Obama's Hypocrisy

At nearly six weeks, the Gosnell trial has something in common with its unborn victims: it has a heartbeat now, and not just in the conservative press. The story is pulsing through the mainstream media, as alive as it's ever been in the two years since Kermit Gosnell's indictment. For once, the bloodcurdling accounts--so otherworldly that Snopes ... (more)

Obama Has Trouble Restocking His Cabinet

What will a record of workplace harassment, lying and alleged corruption get you? A promotion--if you're a member of the Obama Justice Department. It seems the more checkered your past, the greater your chances for advancement. That's certainly the case with Thomas Perez, the head of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division--now nominated for Secretary of ... (more)

Prayers for Boston

As we go to press, more horrific details are streaming in about the explosions in downtown Boston, which is being treated as an act of terrorism. While we don't know the full extent of the tragedy, we do know that several people need our prayer--including the wounded, the police on the scene, emergency room doctors, and the families of those ... (more)

Trial and the Media's Error

Anyone who looked over at the rows of empty seats would have thought the trial hadn't begun. The media section of the courtroom, a full four benches of reserved space, was vacant. To most pro-lifers, it's a picture worth a thousand words--words, unfortunately, that the press refuses to use to tell the gruesome tale of accused mass murderer Kermit ... (more)

The Obama Budget: Better Never Than Late

It looks like someone forgot he declared April "National Financial Capability Month!" The President, who made a big to-do over teaching children budget responsibility, forgot to practice a little himself. His own budget is more than a day late (try 66 of them!) and a dollar short. After adding up the $3.7 trillion in spending for priorities like ... (more)

Florist Won't Back-Petal on Marriage

In Eastern Washington, religious hostility is in full bloom. Just ask Barronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene's Flowers. After a longtime business relationship with an openly gay customer, Stutzman now finds herself in Benton County Superior Court fighting for her rights. When her client, Robert Ingersoll, stopped by Arlene's Flowers in March to make ... (more)